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How to deal with the disease of the Atlantic loggerhead turtle

2021-07-31 / 748 Read

1. Gastrointestinal disease

In the daily feeding of Atlantic loggerhead turtles, attention should be paid to controlling the temperature, the temperature fluctuation should not be too large, the water source should be changed frequently, and spoiled food should not be fed. Sick loggerhead turtles add a little antibiotic to their diet, adding oxytetracycline powder.

How

2. Shell rot

This disease is mainly It is mainly to prevent, to keep the water clean, and to disinfect the turtle pond regularly. To disinfect the surface of the loggerhead turtle, you can soak the loggerhead turtle in salt water for about 15 minutes, and then put it back into the turtle pond after the water on the turtle body is dry. If you suffer from it, you should clean and disinfect the affected area with purple syrup, and apply erythromycin eye ointment for dry maintenance.